Beijing University New Study Plan Series - Conquer Gaokao English Reading - Written According to the Latest Textbook of People's Education Press

Author: Yin Shufeng
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The book has the following characteristics:
1. Broad themes and styles. The reading materials cover many aspects such as daily life, biographies, customs and cultures at home and abroad, legends and stories, social and cultural issues, politics and economics, history and science, short essays, natural phenomena, news reports, sports activities, advertisements, letters and notices, and indexes. At the same time, the styles include narrative essays, expository essays, and argumentative essays.
2. Natural and vivid language. The selected materials are all from authentic English-language articles from the UK and the US (with minor modifications to suit the actual needs of senior high school students), reflecting the authenticity and naturalness of the language. At the same time, the selected articles are fresh, engaging, and timely, demonstrating the principle of keeping pace with the times, and striving to create an efficient reading platform for all readers.
3. Scientific and reasonable question design. The question format simulates the style of reading comprehension questions in the college entrance examination, closely aligning with the ability requirements of the exam. The reliability, difficulty, validity, and discrimination of the questions are consistent with those of the college entrance examination questions. In summary, the questions in this book are highly targeted, forward-looking, simulated, and guiding.
4. Focus on guidance. The greatest feature of this book is "Translation and Detailed Explanations of Difficult Sentences," where the translation of difficult sentences is a first in English-language books across the country. It can truly help students understand the meaning of the text and overcome the "bottleneck" phenomenon in reading comprehension. The detailed explanations of the answers make it clear to students what the key points are, while also revealing the compilers' problem-solving approach and guiding students' thinking step by step. This helps students form correct problem-solving strategies and grasp problem-solving techniques, truly achieving the principle of "handling change with unchanging methods."
5. Scientific and advanced format. The book first conducts in-depth and high-quality discussions on the hot issues commonly concerned by readers in reading comprehension. It provides guidance on learning methods, then arranges 15 high-quality simulated test papers and 3 college entrance examination papers, and finally points out the difficulties in each question. The format of "guidance—training—guidance" reflects a student-centered approach, and this format is also designed to align with the psychological, physiological, and cognitive characteristics of readers.
6. Reader-centered. The design of this book is always centered on the reader. Whether in the selection of materials or the guidance of answers, it starts from the students' psychological acceptance, cultivating their problem-solving skills in reading comprehension. This allows students to master the problem-solving skills of this type of question in a time-saving, labor-saving, and efficient manner, and ultimately pass the college entrance examination with ease!